As an educator and researcher of emotion and leadership, I’ve made the decision to apply an emotion lens to our fear of COVID-19 for two primary reasons. First, as anyone who saw Pixar’s Inside Out can tell you, fear is an emotion. In fact, it’s one of the five basic emotions (along with joy, anger, sadness and … Pixar […]
Read MoreAnthony Silard’s article was published in Psychology Today. You can read it here.
Read MoreSocial distancing started long before COVID-19.
Read MoreAnthony Silard’s article “COVID-19: The Second Social-Distancing Threat in 13 Years” was published in Psychology Today. You can read it here.
Read MoreYou may have heard something along these lines many times from the people around you in the past few months: “It’s so sad what’s happening in ______ (Italy; New York; US; Spain).” Many of us consciously or subconsciously seek out a country or a region of our own country where COVID-19 is wreaking more damage than where we live, and then feel pity for […]
Read MoreAnthony Silard’s article “Why the Pandemic Has Become Social Comparison on Steroids” was published in Psychology Today. You can read it here.
Read MoreKnow how to keep calm and lead on.
Read MoreAnthony Silard’s article “A Mantra for the Pandemic: Don’t Panic, Adjust” was published in Psychology Today. Find it here.
Read MoreSo lonely inside, so busy out there and all you wanted was somebody who cares. — Michelle Branch During the pandemic, almost all of us—with the exception of those working in essential businesses or health care—have become socially isolated. As a consequence, our collective mental health has taken a severe downturn and both loneliness and depression have become much more widespread. Loneliness versus Depression […]
Read MoreAnthony Silard’s article “How to Be Lonely without Becoming Depressed” was published in Psychology Today. Find it here.
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